Quotes from Jane D. Hull

The attack and our response show just how vital Arizona's military bases are to the defense of our country. We need to do everything we can to protect them.

During the last regular session and the most recent special session, measures that I see as little more than Band-Aids were applied to three health programs in the state.

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.

It is time to maximize and prioritize our health care dollars.

I realized then that the generations may change but the strength of our nation remains solid.

I have said it on several occasions, several times from this podium, that providing a quality education for our children is high on my priority list. I will not stop now.

Despite Arizona's remarkable growth in recent years, we have met the current federal health standards for ozone pollution and the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved our dust control plan.

During the last regular session and the most recent special session, measures that I see as little more than Band-Aids were applied to three health programs in the state.

Within minutes of the attack, your Department of Public Safety mobilized its Operations Center, headed by a national expert on weapons of mass destruction.

Arizona now has one of the most innovative systems of financing school construction in the nation.

Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget.

I often say that Arizonans should decide what's best for Arizona.

When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents.

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.

I also want to thank Arizona citizens for their efforts at conserving energy last summer.

I have said it on several occasions, several times from this podium, that providing a quality education for our children is high on my priority list. I will not stop now.

While I have some regrets that this is my last opportunity to deliver a State of the State address, I appreciate and am humbled by the opportunities this great state has given me.

In a single moment, we witnessed the worst of human behavior. And in the next, the very best of human behavior. And even more, we witnessed the tremendous spirit of Americans.

It is time to maximize and prioritize our health care dollars.

We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.

Safety on our highways has improved significantly, with the help of the Legislature and the media.

Right after the tragedy, President Bush asked Americans to get on with their lives and we did.

Yesterday the flame of the Olympic torch was carried through our great state on its way to Salt Lake City.

No other country on earth could have provided such tremendous opportunities and we should never take the privilege of our citizenship for granted.